The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a
page – SAINT AUGUSTINE
Few days back my friend asked me.
‘You are always on the move. Why you travel so much?’
And I was like ‘ ------------ ‘
This is a question my parents ask
me regularly. ‘Why can’t you sit at home and relax, the world is a terrible
place. If something happens to you, then?’
To this I always replied ‘I
can’t. And if something is bound to happen then it will happen while sitting at
home also.’
But this time when a friend of mine
asked this, I was forced to think about it. Why? Why am I doing this?
The world is a big place. There
are around 250 countries in the world and average Human life is 60 years, half
of which I have already spent and only visited 12 countries; less than one
percent. India has 29 states & 7 Union Territories and I have visited only
13; less than forty percent. Is it too much? Naaaaa, it’s too less, my aim is
to make it hundred percent for India and for the world, if not all then at least
the all the popular tourist spots in the world.
The GOD has given us such a
beautiful world, there are so many people of different cultures and languages,
variety of food to taste, enormous landscapes one over the other in beauty and
I pity that we are not able to see it all. Scientists are trying to go out in
the universe to find new planets, new moons with life and I at least can go out
of my city, my comfort zone to find life which is different from mine, which is
more exciting, which is more beautiful.
Enough of philosophy. The point
is, I can’t sit at home on weekends. I can’t sit in front of the idiot box
watching daily soups or news or movies. Instead of watching games on TV it’s
better to go out and play. Instead of watching travel documentaries it’s better
to go out and take those experiences first-hand. And secondly, I love
travelling, specially riding my Bullet. I only need a company to go anywhere,
as travelling alone is boring for me. Thirdly, I love living different lives,
not in a sense of split personality or something but as in different cultural
living, diverse home stays, unalike dresses, variety of foods etc. So, whenever
I travel I try to mingle with the locals and try to taste their local food,
live in their shelters instead of expensive hotels. And lastly, I am really a
boring person, I get bored easily, so I keep on trying new things, keep moving,
keep me entertained with new persons and places. Is that the reason of my
travelling? Hmmmm…. I am not sure.
So, let’s do one thing. Let’s go on another
trip and find out….. Are you in?
